Gingerbread Cookies

By shortsport12

Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg, beaten

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven 350
In large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. In large saucepan, melt shortening; cool slightly. Stir in sugar, molasses, and egg; mix well. Add 2 cups flour mixture; mix well.

Turn mixture onto lightly floured surface. Knead in remaining flour mixture by hand. Add additional flour, if necessary, to make firm dough. Roll out on a lightly floured surface, 1/8 to ¼ in thick. Cut out cookies with holiday cutters in a variety of shapes.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet until lightly browned on edges, about 10-15 minutes for large sized cookies, 6-10 minutes for small to medium cookies. Cool on cookie sheet placed on cooling grid 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet and cool completely. Decorate as desired.

Makes 2 dozen cookies
*substitute ¾ lcup light corn syrup for molasses to make blonde gingerbread cookies